Category: shawls
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Marking Progress
Progress happens slowly enough in weaving that sometimes I post things just to remind myself that I actually have been getting stuff done. Truth to tell, these shawls came off the loom fairly quickly. It was the fringe twisting that has taken so much time. Usually I allow the same amount of shuttle throwing…
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A Different Tack
Over the weekend I got the next warp into the loom and started weaving this morning. Shawls are similar to tea towels in that I’m using 2/16 bamboo for warp and a similar sized rayon for weft. But, shawls are larger – wider and much longer – so it looks like it is going…
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Recalculating, Recalculating
Latest ‘doodlings’… I’m still on a mission to use up my 2/16 cotton stash. As part of that stash I had (I thought) a box of black. Nearly 10 pounds. A significant amount of black! So, I had been weaving away using up some of the other colours left, trying to decide how to…
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Next Test Warp
The Megado is definitely a different loom from the AVL. There were many things about the AVL that worked for me very well and beaming sectionally was one of them. The beam of preference was up high which meant I could stand and turn the crank, cut off and tape the section, then easily attach…
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Special Handling
Yesterday I posted about yarns that are ‘tender’ and need special handling. This yarn is not tender but it still needs special handling. Even though it was stored in a plastic bag, the bag was loose and during transportation, the coils of yarn around the cone loosened to the point where it was pretty much…
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Getting My Groove On
Not quite right for colours but as close as I could come – side facing me as I weave Back of the cloth – less of the brick red weft showing Decided to ease back into the weaving since I’d been away from the AVL for so long, so I only did…
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Day Two
overall look at the booth close up of painted rayon warp scarf close up of bamboo warp, Tencel weft shawl close up of bamboo warp, rayon weft shawl Since today was Hallowe’en, I figured it would be pretty slow after around 4 pm. And so it was. So I took some photos. I rarely…
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Nearly Done
There is about one yard to go to finish this shawl. There will be warp left but I am mentally done with this warp. Deadlines are going critical and 12 shawls will be a nice addition to inventory. If I have made a mistake and there are only 11? Oh well. Time to move…
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Twins
Maybe even triplets. Although I have been trying to make each shawl on this warp in some way different (different tie-up, treadling or weft colour), in the case of this teal weft, I’m really pleased with how it is turning out and since I’m trying very hard to use up ‘stale’ stash, plus I think…
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